Sacred holivar “Python vs Go”

Choose which side you are on and defend your favorite language in the decisive battle at Russian Python Week.

What will happen?

An uncompromising intellectual battle between two opposing camps. Nobody knows in advance who will win.

Holyvar “Python vs Go” on Russian Python Week will not be:

  • the opinion of one “expert”;
  • a speech by one speaker, in which, albeit reasonably, the winner is known in advance;
  • comparison on synthetic tests;
  • a set of benchmarks that are obviously beneficial for one participant.

The battle will be started by two representatives of the Python and Go communities, but each participant will be able to influence its course. The final decision is yours.

What for?

To find out once and for all which community is stronger – pythonists or gophers.

The topic “Python vs. Go” is regularly raised in chats and programmers’ meetings. Arguments like these can be fun to get involved in, but they never end well. And what conclusions could there be if the instigator wrote his first code, for example, in Go, admired how easy it was for him, and now agitates to quit Python. Or vice versa.

But at the Russian Python Week, the debate will be led by experts, and therefore it will be not only exciting, but also useful. Emphasized pros and cons on both sides will give you a look at the issue from different angles and allow you to determine the criteria for choosing an instrument.

How will the battle go?

Tough, but fair.

Opponents will rely not only on the objective advantages and disadvantages, but also on their subjective experience and, most importantly, on your arguments. The participants in our dispute will openly express their point of view, and will not smooth corners in an attempt not to offend anyone. Not offending anyone – this is not about the Python vs Go battle. We will not have sterility or forced tolerance.

Who is involved in the battle?

Two largest Russian-speaking language communities. Python is supported by MoscowPython, PiterPy and regional Python communities. On the Go side – Golang live and the Go developer community. And one representative from each language, in which we assign a responsible mission to uphold the interests of the community.

Alexander Borgardt will drown for Python

For the last 10 years Alexander Borgardt has been researching new approaches and creating solutions in the fields of advertising, fintech and ML. He is interested in the development of distributed systems, parallel and competitive information processing, improves the world by working on an open source project Cyber ​​duck ninja

Python defender Alexander Borgardt promo videos:

Philip Kulin will fight for Go

Philip Kulin has been hosting for almost 20 years, since the spring of 2018 he has been monitoring the blocking of Roskomnadzor – you are probably familiar with his project Escher II… Philip has extensive experience in both Python and Go development. Philip said about Go: “I love Go dearly, I understood the history of its creation, I am ready to protect even frankly weak spots.”

Just why “it happened so historically”, Philip told in the last Golang Conf

How can I influence the outcome of the battle?

Participate in Russian Python Week September 14-18. Follow the holivar, accept the arguments of opponents and throw in your thoughts, admit the shortcomings, but find growth points in order to become stronger. Soak up information and use it to broaden your horizons and become a better professional. Yes, and just giddy hack into the chat of participants and vote for your candidate

And write to us in the comments or chat, what parameters exactly need to be compared and what theses cannot be missed in holivar.

And what is the bottom line?

The strongest will win! And from now on and forever and ever (that is, until the next battle or the release of a new version of one of the languages), we will know who is cooler – Python- or Go-developers

We can stop wasting energy on holivars, and instead invest in our own development and the development of our communities. For the new recruits, we have an argument: the undeniable majority opinion and the chronicle of the Python vs Go battle.

Instead of conclusions:

  • Participate in Russian Python Week, we are preparing a lot of different things both for expanding our horizons, such as battling against Go and PHP, and for deepening professional skills.
  • Follow the announcements here at telegram or newsletter… For example, we will soon announce the details of the Python vs PHP battle, and if you think that there is nothing to talk about and it will be an easy victory, then you are greatly mistaken.
  • Participate in Golang live, if you do not care about pythonists, you have already made your choice and are not going to discuss it.

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